Hidden behind the defaced campaign site of Harvey Dent is an image that appears to be the first released image of Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight. We’ll put it behind the jump for spoiler reasons, so please click the "continued" button: (more…)
And I believe I know what storyline they’re going to be using in The Dark Knight. But I suppose in these days of compressed primaries, it’s never too early to start campaining, or even to set up a campaign website. Here’s hoping he’s not going to be just another two-faced politician.
Hmm. Looks like some joker also believes in Harvey Dent too…
It’s been a while since I’ve seen truly interesting Saturday morning cartoons, so when I came across this, I thought I’d share it with you. This is a clip from Tex Avery’s Droopy’s Good Deed and is prefaced with a WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
l can understand why this was cut from the versions of the cartoons I was raised on as a kid (cut right after the explosion) but it amazes me that it took me this long to even know that this existed.
We’re including the full cartoon after the jump, which has a few other snippets that seem unfamiliar to me. Enjoy.
Seventeen years ago today, it got just a bit less easy to be green.
Here’s to you, good fellow. (Hat tip: Lisa Sullivan.)
Quoting Phil Foglio in phull:
Late on Saturday, Kaja had to be taken to the emergency room of our local hospital. She was checked in and will be there for some time, apparently.
Kaja suffers from an ailment known as Chrohn’s disease, which is an inflammation of the digestive system and can be life threatening if it is not treated. Here is a link to a site that will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about Chrohn’s disease; http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddisease
She had a similar attack around eleven years ago that almost killed her, and resulted in major surgery, but she healed up, and there’s been no major problems until now.
This time, we caught it pretty early, and she might be able to avoid surgery by the simple method of being given a wide range of experimental and quite powerful drugs. I’m talking about stuff that the administering doctor has to get dressed up in protective clothing for, so that they don’t accidentally splash any on themselves. No joke. She is hoping that she gets mutant abilities or at least a third eye out of the deal, but we’ll just have to see.
The bottom line is SHE WILL BE FINE…eventually, but could easily be in the hospital for several weeks.
We will do our best to continue posting Girl Genius, but as Kaja has to walk me through everything on the phone at this point, if she does have to go in for surgery or if the drugs convince her that she can only converse in Venusian, we may be out of luck.
This was Kaja’s idea, by the way, I was quite prepared to put up a "We are experiencing Technical Difficulties" banner, but she insisted we try to work through it, so I hope you appreciate it.
Nothing would make her happier than to receive a ‘get-well’ card or two. These can be sent to Studio Foglio. The kids and I will visit her every day.
Thanks for your support, and let’s hope that she gets home soon, and if she does get a mutant ability, it’s something useful.
Get well cards can be sent to: Studio Foglio, LLC, 2400 NW 80th St. #129, Seattle, WA, 98117-4449 USA.
Back on April 1st, we ran a little piece entitled "Ellison, Groth sign historic peace accord". Because of the date, many readers thought we were engaging in an April Fool’s joke and making the whole thing up.
Now columnist Rich Johnston reports: "I understand that both Fantagraphics and Harlan Ellison were asked if they would participate in mediation over their current legal confrontation and that both have, at this time, gladly agreed. This will occur on May 29th at the Federal District Court Of Appeals in California. It will be attended by Ellison, Groth and their respective legal representatives. Given the good will from both sides regarding this approach, maybe we could indeed see peace in our time."
Don’t worry. We only use our predictive powers for good. We tried using our powers to find out the ending of Lost, but there the future is truly unwritten, as are the scripts.
Via Variety: The CW has officially greenlit three dramas and two unscripted magazine shows — but there’s still no final word on the fate of Veronica Mars.
Definitely gone: All of Us, the Will Smith-produced laffer that ran for three seasons on UPN and the CW. Returning shows snagging official pickups: Laffers Girlfriends and The Game and dramas Smallville, Supernatural and One Tree Hill. CW picked up Everybody Hates Chris for a third season earlier this spring.
As expected, CW execs Tuesday called the producers of Gossip Girl, Reaper and a remake of Blighty family drama Wild at Heart to give them the good news. Things are still looking promising for comedy Aliens in America, though as of early Tuesday afternoon , there was no official order yet.
My suspicion: CW is looking to use the FBI option as a way to reduce/restart headcount on Veronica Mars, and if they want to keep it around as a mid-season replacement, then they’d only have to pay the option for Kristen Bell. Everybody else — "hey, sorry, we don’t need you four years in the future, but if you’re available, that would be great…" Saves money and allows them to have a show in reserve for when they have an hour-sized hole in the schedule later in the year. And you know there will be one, sooner or later.
It had been announced previously that this coming season would be the last for Smallville, and Michael Rosenbaum had confirmed it would be his last. Just in time for the next theatrical appearance of the Man of Steel, probably in the Justice League of America movie.
To stretch the normal 22-episode season of Heroes, which faltered after its long hiatus this year, NBC is adding Heroes: Origins to the summer break. The spinoff will introduce a new character each week, and viewers will select which one stays for the following season. The two series will have 30 new episodes for a year combined.
A brilliant move. Combine the storytelling of a scripted show with the "must watch in real time" necessity of a reality show, as those "must watch in real time" shows are the only ones that are getting quantifiable ratings (no time-shifting from DVRs, etc.). I have to hand it to them, this is a unique way of trying to solve the problem, and could very well work.
Now let’s see the real corporate synergy in action– combine it with sister network’s Sci-Fi Channel’s Who Wants To Be A Superhero?
Since you couldn’t watch a new episode of Doctor Who this past Saturday, maybe you were at the Eagle Awards, as part of the Bristol International Comic Expo.
Established in 1976 by Mike Conroy, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last three decades with such diverse titles as X-Men, Swamp Thing, Preacher, 2000 AD and MAD among those proud to display the Eagle Award emblem.
Winners are after the jump.
And people complained about how late the Oscars go– this ceremony finished up at 12:30 AM. I can only assume toastmaster Ronald D. Moore was still on Los Angeles time.
Anyway, the winners of the 2007 Nebulas, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, drumroll please…
Novels: Seeker, by Jack McDevitt
(Ace Books)
Novellas: "Burn," by James Patrick Kelly (podcast version)
(Tachyon Publications, Dec05)
Novelettes: "Two Hearts," by Peter S. Beagle
(F&SF, Oct/Nov05)
Short Stories: "Echo," by Elizabeth Hand
(F&SF, Oct/Nov05)
Scripts: Howl’s Moving Castle, by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
(Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney Pictures, U.S. Premier 10 Jun05. Based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones.)
Andre Norton Award (Young Adult): Magic Or Madness, by Justine Larbalestier
(Penguin Razorbill, May05)
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. More coverage later after some much needed sleep.
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